(Telecompaper) Yandex NV, the Netherlands-based holding company for Russian internet company Yandex, announced that it is scaling back or suspending all investment projects in Russia and abroad… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/yandex-suspends-investment-projects–1421858

(Telecompaper) Italian wholesale operator Open Fiber said it has expanded its FTTH network to two new previously underserved “white areas” in the northwestern Novara province in Piedmont… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/open-fiber-activates-10-gbps-ftth-in-novara-white-areas–1421926

(Telecompaper) With contributions from Disney and Lumen, the Streaming Video Alliance (SVA) published the first version of the Configuration Interface… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/streaming-video-alliance-publishes-first-cdn-standards–1421874

(Telecompaper) US cable operator Cox Communications said it will start offering 2-Gbps symmetrical speeds in neighborhoods across its footprint in April… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/cox-begins-to-offer-2-gbps-symmetrical-speeds–1421880

(Telecompaper) Opera said it has sold its 19.35 percent ownership interest in Star Group Interactive to Kunlun Tech, its parent company, for USD 83.5 million in cash. The transaction has already closed… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/opera-sells-stake-in-star-x-for-over-usd-83-mln–1421850

(Telecompaper) Google announced it’s rolling out a new cookies notification policy in Europe, following updated guidance from regulators… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/google-changes-cookies-consent-in-europe-after-regulatory-fines–1421851

(Telecompaper) Viaccess-Orca (VO) has started a new collaboration with Google Cloud, to streamline TV and video service deployments and operations… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/viaccess-orca-google-cloud-partner-to-streamline-tv-video-service-deployments-operations–1421813

(Telecompaper) Harmonic has added support for HDR10+ technology to its VOS 360 cloud streaming platform and XOS software-based advanced media processing platform… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/harmonic-boosts-streaming-video-experiences-with-hdr10–1421817

(Telecompaper) Amazon.com has issued a statement defending its tax record in Europe, after a Bloomberg report suggested the company paid little corporate income tax on its growing e-commerce business in Europe… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/amazon-defends-tax-record-in-europe–1421849

(Telecompaper) Mitel announced an expanded range of DECT handsets built with plastics protected with BioCote antimicrobial technology and designed to deliver the… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/mitel-releases-dect-handsets-protected-with-biocote-antimicrobials–1421795